My shop has been slow to build and is still relatively small. The reason for this is probably down to my very specific criteria and very specific taste. My criteria: Do I personally own and use this? Is it beautiful? Is it useful? Is it delicious? Is it from an independent...
In March this year I reached out to a list of twelve women. I knew some of them in person, and some of them purely online. I asked them if they would be interested in talking to me about their creative path for a podcast...
Towards the end of summer, I made my way up through the highlands on my way to Skye, to catch a boat to the Shiant Isles. I was about to spend six days on a remote, uninhabited island with no infrastructure, in the company of...
Slow Roasted Courgette, Smashed Potatoes and Tomato, Mozzarella and Aubergines Slow Roasted Courgette Ingredients Four whole courgettes A handful of cherry tomatoes, sliced. Garlic Olive Oil Lemon Parsley Cashews Salt Method Slow roast whole courgettes at 160 C degrees, until soft. Take them out of the oven, slice down the middle without parting the top or...
[gallery type="circle" ids="1030,1029,1031,1033,1034,1035"] A few snaps from the house sale, as we were setting up. It was a blisteringly hot day, so we made double sure we had enough orange squash and chilled white wine to keep us going! And just in case our energies were...
[gallery type="circle" ids="961,964,958,960,967,968,969,974,971,973,972,977,978,979,980,981,982,983,985,986,989,990,991,993,994,995,997,999"] It's sunny in July! In the North West of England, this usually makes headlines...
[gallery type="circle" ids="936"] Yesterday I received an email from a lovely lady called Cat Sampson in Los Angeles who had purchased a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee biscuit tin from the shop. I love knowing where all these wonderful pieces end up and the destiny of...
[gallery type="rectangular" ids="927,923,924,928,925"] On a blustery day recently, Jon, my dad and I went fossil hunting at Sully beach. Jon discovered (what looked like) a dinosaur's claw, my dad found a fossil shell and I went and found a cliff with some daffodils to look out...
The above photo is from Hilary's wedding to Lance in London on December 4th 1990. Hilary is a dazzling friend of my mother's whom, as a child, I held in deep admiration for her astonishing variety of earrings. I remember it as such a fantastic...
[gallery type="circle" ids="865,864,861,862,859"] One of the best things about the UK is the prominent availability of the common or garden crumpet. Crumpets are one of the finest carbohydrate packages to grace this earth. They are the wondrous cloud of wheat and water that will float your...